Rural Life
Dexter cattle in Galway city are 'reviving' biodiversity
The ongoing project by Galway City Council, which introduced Dexter cattle to the urban area has been described as “successful”,...
Rural Life
The ongoing project by Galway City Council, which introduced Dexter cattle to the urban area has been described as “successful”,...
Environment
The European Commission has announced it will refer Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU for alleged failure...
Environment
Community Gardens Ireland (CGI) and Social Farms and Gardens Northern Ireland (SFGNI) have joined together in a call to improve...
Environment
Minister for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan announced funding today (Wednesday, March 6) of €34 million for a...
Environment
Specialty coffee group, Coffeeangel, along with clean-tech company, Bionua have agreed a landmark deal with the Dunsany Estate in Co....
Rural Life
The Nature Restoration Law (NRL) “neither interferes with nor amends” regulations around payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), according...
Environment
Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan has today (Monday, March 4) announced grant funding for...
Environment
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has launched a free online training course focused on “pollinator-friendly farming’. The course, funded by...
biodiversity
The vote in the European Parliament yesterday (Tuesday, February 27) on the Nature Restoration law (NRL) shows a “widening credibility...
Agri-Business
The annual hedge cutting season will come to a close this Friday, March 1, with the arrival of the nesting...
Environment
Farmers must be given the tools and not just demonised for simply trying to make a living, an Irish MEP...
Agri Politics
Leader of the Social Democrats, Holly Cairns has said that the party “wants to see” the budget surplus used to...
biodiversity
As slurry spreading zones begin to open, it coincides with periods of varied weather conditions nationwide, from heavy rain to...
Rural Life
Irish Seed Savers Association presented President Micheal D. Higgins and Sabina Higgins with a Lough Key Crab tree this week,...
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP has slammed a decision to withdraw “a landmark law” to reduce pesticide use across the European Union...
Agri-Business
An environmental scientist has claimed that lobby groups are “blocking” farmers who want to transition away from current farming practices...
Environment
The “strong trend” for environmental projects continues at this year’s 60th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), which will begin...
Agri-Business
BirdWatch Ireland has called on the government to urgently invest in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...